A molecular and stable isotopic approach to investigate algal and detrital energy pathways in a freshwater marsh

Wetlands

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 531-542

  Belicka, Laura L ^a   Sokol, Eric R ^a,b   Hoch, J Matthew ^a   Jaffé, Rudolf ^a   Trexler, Joel C ^a  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Algae; Detritus; Everglades; Fatty acids; Food webs; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ALGA; DETRITAL DEPOSIT; DETRITUS; FATTY ACID; FOOD WEB; INVERTEBRATE; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; PERIPHYTON; STABLE ISOTOPE; TROPHIC LEVEL; VASCULAR PLANT;

EVERGLADES; FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

ALGAE; AMPHIPODA; ANIMALIA; ARTHROPODA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CHIRONOMIDAE; CYPRINODONTIFORMES; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); EPHEMEROPTERA; GASTROPODA; HEXAPODA; INVERTEBRATA; LEPOMIS; PALAEMONETES PUGIO; PHYSIDAE; POECILIA LATIPINNA; TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 84863981658     PISSN: 02775212     EISSN: 19436246     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13157-012-0288-6     Document Type: Article

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